The Montana Supreme Court quashed a legislative subpoena seeking emails received by Court Administrator Beth McLaughlin between Jan. 4 and April 8 in a dispute arising from legislation that allows the governor to choose interim judges and eliminates the state’s Judicial Nomination Commission.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva argues that as head of a government agency his time is better spent not sitting down for interviews.
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Donald Trump’s accountants turned over his tax records, New York City’s top prosecutor said Thursday, only days after the Supreme Court rejected the former president’s latest delay tactic.
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As Donald Trump enters the final week of his troubled presidency, he will have managed to successfully delay and avoid any production of his Deutsche Bank financial records to lawmakers in Congress.
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The Democratic leader of a House panel overseeing the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic said Monday that Trump administration health officials tried to bury damning information in scientific reports on the outbreak.
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Sources confirmed Thursday the FBI has subpoenaed Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after his senior staff revolted and reported him for alleged corruption, bribery and abuse of office for investigating the enemies of campaign donor and Austin real estate investor Nate Paul.
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Following repeated refusals to hand over critical documents that could illuminate errors in the 2020 U.S. census, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was subpoenaed Thursday by House lawmakers.
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A Los Angeles County judge rejected LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s arguments that an oversight panel’s subpoena of him over jail conditions during the coronavirus pandemic was vague, illegal and disruptive to his duties, and scheduled contempt proceedings to begin Jan. 21.
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New York’s attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of a broad civil investigation into the president’s business dealings, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
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A New York attorney fought in the 11th Circuit Tuesday to bat away subpoenas issued to her in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s long-running investigation into her client, a former government informant who says he is being targeted despite helping the federal agency prosecute “dozens of individuals.”
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Two weeks out from the presidential election, as a legal battle raged over access to President Donald Trump’s financial records, the D.C. Circuit indicated Tuesday there is little need for a swift ruling.
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In a major reversal, the en banc D.C. Circuit said Thursday it will rehear a case brought by House Democrats to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress.
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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance indicated on Tuesday that he would not enforce his subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s financial information until the Second Circuit issued its ruling on the case.
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President Donald Trump’s attorney faced a rough Friday morning at the Second Circuit where a three-judge panel appeared inclined to let a Manhattan grand jury access his tax returns for an ongoing fraud investigation.
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Subpoenaed as part of the New York attorney general’s investigation, Eric Trump failed Wednesday to put off being interviewed about how the president’s assets were described on financial statements that the Trump Organization used to secure loans and various tax benefits.
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was subpoenaed Wednesday for records that House Democrats say could illuminate causes of widespread mail delays as well as what led him to propose agency cutbacks.
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The Second Circuit paused enforcement of subpoenas seeking President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records for an ongoing grand jury investigation, in a brief ruling on Tuesday.
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House Democrats cannot use the courts to enforce subpoenas, the D.C. Circuit ruled Monday, dealing a critical blow to an investigation of President Donald Trump from the chamber.
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Accusing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of repeatedly refusing to cooperate with its investigations, the House Foreign Affairs Committee announced Friday it is launching proceedings to hold him in contempt.
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